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brain surgery

brain surgery noun: surgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system.

Noun

brain surgery (usually uncountable, plural brain surgeries)

  1. (countable, uncountable, usually, literal) Surgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system.
    Synonyms:
    neurosurgery
  2. (excessive, idiomatic, usually) Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
    • It's not brain surgery. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.

Synonyms of brain surgery

Forms of brain surgery

pluralbrain surgeries

Words formed from brain surgery

Questions about brain surgery

What does brain surgery mean?
Brain surgery means surgery on the brain or, loosely, any part of the nervous system.
What part of speech is brain surgery?
Brain surgery is a noun.
What is the plural of brain surgery?
The plural of brain surgery is brain surgeries.

Words near brain surgery in the dictionary

  1. brain sugar
  2. brain sugars
  3. brain surgeon
  4. brain surgeons
  5. brain surgeries
  6. brain surgery
  7. brain tiredness
  8. brain traffic
  9. brain trick
  10. brain tricks
  11. brain trust

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